08-09.07.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        UN member states approved USD 6.69 billion for 13 peacekeeping operation   The UN member stateshave approved a 69 billion USD budget for 13 peacekeeping operations for the year 2018-19. It is the second year in a row, the committee has made significant cuts to the overall peacekeeping budget. The Committee also approved significant management reforms including … Read more 08-09.07.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

07.07.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        Studies found alternate cereals can save water   According to the analysis of U.S. based Earth Institute, Columbia University and Indian School of Business, if alternative cerealssuch as maize, sorghum, and millet are used instead of rice and wheat, the demand for irrigation water can be reduced by 33%. It could also improve nutrient availability … Read more 07.07.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

06.07.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        Test-tube embryos may save the northern white rhinos from extinction   Scientists have grown hybrid embryosfrom the sperm of near-extinct northern white rhinoceroses in the laboratory, hoping to save the species. The northern white rhino is the world’s most endangered mammal. The last male northern white rhino, Sudan is dead and 2 infertile females … Read more 06.07.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

05.07.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs

  INTERNATIONAL   ·        World’s first digital art museum opened in Japan   The world’s first all-digital art museumhas opened at the MORI Building Digital Art Museum in Japan’s Tokyo. It features around 50 kaleidoscopic installations triggered by motion sensors, which are projected across every surface of the 100,000-square-foot exhibit space with the help of lights. … Read more 05.07.18 West Bengal (WBPSC) Current Affairs